Trump yet to offer promised way forward

Israel began building the West Bank separation barrier a decade ago, at the height of an armed Palestinian uprising, saying the divider is needed to keep suicide bombers and gunmen from entering Israel.

Palestinians say the barrier, which slices off about 10 per cent of the West Bank, amounts to a land grab.

Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in 1967.

Several US-led Israeli-Palestinian attempts to negotiate the terms of a Palestinian state on these lands have failed.

Mr Trump said early on in his term that he would try to broker a deal, but has not offered a way forward.